CAS CG111 Beginning Modern Greek 1
The Individual in Community
Prereq: Beginners only
Course may not be elected by anyone with previous study of modern Greek without consent of the department. Provides a basic reading knowledge of modern Greek (demotic) and introduces students to the spoken language.
MWF 10:10-11:00AM Polychroniou
CAS CG211 Intermediate Modern Greek 1
The Individual in Community
Prereq: CAS CG 112 or equivalent
Intensive review of modern Greek grammar and syntax and drill material from CAS CG 111 and 112. Development of advanced oral and reading skills.
MWF 12:20-1:10PM Polychroniou
CAS CG357/CAS CI 378: Modern Greek Culture and Film
Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Critical Thinking, Aesthetic Exploration, Research and Information Literacy
Introduction to Greek cultural, social, historical, political, economic, and religious issues through a range of films that have reflected and shaped contemporary Greek society. Entertainment, education, popular culture, propaganda, and identity- and nation-building practices as reflected in Greek cinema. Also offered as CAS CI 378.
MWF 1:25-2:15PM Polychroniou
CAS CL101 Classical Civilization: World of Greece
Historical Consciousness, Philosophical Inquiry and Life’s Meanings, Critical Thinking
Why and how did ancient Greek culture produce such remarkable writers, artists, and politicians who still today expand the horizons of human possibility, educate the imagination, refine moral intelligence, and enrich the stuff of the human spirit? Studying select masterpieces of epic, history, drama, art, and philosophy we will strive to become better critics of the ancient Greeks and, through them, better critics of ourselves.
TR 9:30AM-10:45AM, plus six discussion sections Samons
CAS CL111 Latin 1
The Individual on Community, Teamwork/Collaboration
The goal of first-year Latin is to provide you with an introduction to the fundamentals of Latin vocabulary, syntax, and grammar in order to prepare you for reading “real” Latin texts from antiquity. No previous knowledge of Latin is required. By the end of the second semester you should be able to read unedited passages of classical Latin.
A1: MWF 11:15-12:05PM Scully
B1: MWF 10:10-11:00AM Staff
CAS CL121 The Good Life
Philosophical Inquiry and Life’s Meanings, Ethical Reasoning, Critical Thinking
What makes a good life? Is it about happiness? Or money? Do we have to choose? Ancient Greeks and Roman also wondered about these questions, and in this course we will look at their ideas from modern psychological, philosophical, and religious perspectives.
TR 9:30-10:45AM Varhelyi
CAS CL161 Ancient Greek 1
Ancient Greek is the original language of European literature, history, medicine, law, and science. It continues to influence English and many other languages spoken today through terms like “democracy,” “geology,” and “megabytes.” Discover the fascinating roots of modern Western thought, literature, and society through this introduction to ancient Greek. No previous knowledge of Greek necessary.
MWF 11:15AM-12:05PM Hutcheson
CAS CL207 Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome
Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Critical Thinking
Exploration of Ancient Greek and Roman conceptions of sexuality and sexual identity through a study of visual and written sources. All texts in translation.
MWF 12:20-1:10PM Smith
CAS CL211 Latin 3: Prose
Historical Consciousness, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Teamwork/Collaboration
Prereq: CAS CL 112 or equivalent
Reading of selections from Latin prose. Authors read may include Caesar, Cicero, Livy, Petronius, and Pliny.
A1: MWF 12:20-1:10PM Staff
B1: MWF 11:15-12:05PM Staff
CAS CL213 Greek and Roman Mythology
Philosophical Inquiry and Life’s Meanings, Historical Consciousness
A general introduction to myths of the ancient world and the special quality of thinking associated with myth making. The course will focus on Greek myth in particular, but from a comparative perspective, looking at the myths of many early and non-Western cultures, exploring not only shared understandings, but also what made Greek myth different. How did the distinctive way that the Greeks told their stories point the way to the habits of mind we associate with Western civilization and thought?
TR 9:30-10:45PM, plus four discussion sections Golder
CAS CL216/CAS RN317 Greek and Roman Religion
Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking
Survey of ancient Greek and Roman religions and their development from earliest beginnings to the eclipse of paganism. Theories and practices of these religions, comparisons with other religions, and relationships to Judaism and Christianity. Also offered as CAS RN317.
TR 12:30-1:45PM Varhelyi
CAS CL224/CAS XL244 Greek Drama in Translation
Aesthetic Exploration, Ethical Reasoning, Teamwork/Collaboration
The history and development of ancient Greek theater; study of important plays in the genres of tragedy, comedy, and satyr drama by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS CL 324. Meets with CAS XL244.
TR 2:00-3:15PM Klein
CAS CL230 Golden Age of Latin Literature
Aesthetic Exploration, Research and Information Literacy, Writing-Intensive
An in-depth exploration in English of some of the greatest poets from Ancient Rome, including Catullus, Virgil, and Ovid. Examines the Romans’ engagement with Greek literature and the development of their own “Classics,” from personal love poetry to profound epic. all texts in translation.
TR 11:00-12:15PM Kronenberg
CAS CL237 Race and Ethnicity in the Ancient World
Social Inquiry I, The Individual in Community, Teamwork/Collaboration
In this course we explore and better understand the changing conceptions, motives and effects of racial and ethnic formations and categorizations with a primary focus on the views presented in ancient Greek and Roman literature and art and the influence which those views have had in later historical periods and places, especially the United States.
TR 12:30-1:45PM Moorman
CAS CL261 Ancient Greek 3: Prose
Aesthetic Exploration
Prereq: CAS CL 162 or equivalent
Reading of selections from Greek prose. Authors read may include Herodotus, Plato and Lysias, as well as selections from the New Testament.
MWF 11:15A-12:05AM Staff
CAS CL305 Topics in Myth
Aesthetic Exploration, Writing-Intensive Course, Research and Information Literacy
Prereq: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g. WR 100 or WR 120)
This course may be repeated for credit as topics change. Topic for Fall 2025: The Iliad: translations, condensations, distillations. We’ll consider some of the many and varied attempts to translate the Iliad and convey its essential qualities. Much of the course will focus on translations into English, from George Chapman to Emily Wilson. We will also consider some smaller or more selective Iliads, including, for example, Alice Oswald’s Memorial and visual representations of the poem. No knowledge of Greek required.
TR 12:30-1:45PM Hutcheson
CAS CL313 The Odyssey & Ulysses
Oral and/or Signed Communication, Writing-Intensive Course, Creativity/Innovation
Prereq: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120)
This course consists of a close reading of James Joyce’s Ulysses with particular attention to his use of the Odyssey. We also examine the relation of oral and book cultures and other works Joyce takes in, such as the Aeneid, Divine Comedy and Hamlet.
TR 11:00-12:15PM Nelson
CAS CL321 Greek History
Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking
We will examine the political, social, and economic history of Greek from the earliest historical period through the death of Alexander the Great.
TR 11:00-12:15PM Samons
CAS CL351/GRS CL651 Latin Seminar
Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy
Prereq: CAS CL 212 or equivalent
Topic for Fall 2025: Catullus. Was Catullus a love poet, tortured by his adulterous on-again, off-again relationship with Lesbia? Was he primarily an invective poet, given to obscene attacks on his enemies (or frenemies), who anger him by stealing his girlfriend (or boyfriend), by displaying too much rapacity and greed, or simply by misreading his poetry? Or was he a poet dedicated to the Alexandrian ideal of learned poetry and obsessed with obscure allusions and complex meters, similes, and other literary tropes? This semester, we will read through these many different Catulluses and try to appreciate the unifying threads among them, as well as the dissonance between them. This course may be repeated for credit as topics change.
MWF 2:00-3:15PM Kronenberg
CAS CL391/691 Greek Seminar
Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy
Prereq: CAS CL262 or equivalent
Topic for Fall 2025: Plato’s Republic.
TR 12:30-1:45PM Esposito